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Shotgun design (constructive criticism welcome!) Answered

Alright, this is my new shotgun design. I have been working on it since I decided to get back into K'nex, however, right now I don't have the pieces to build it, so it will remain a concept for now. It includes a horizontal magazine that I have designed, a pump, and TD's ram. The ammo will feed into a mechanism similar to that on the zkar, pushing it upward so that it rests on a pusher which is located right below the barrel. This pusher is externally connected to the rod in the front and is held in the forward position by a rubber band. When the pump is pulled back, the ram is cocked, and the loading ram is moves back as well, placing the ammo right below the barrel. When the pump is pushed forward, it pushes the loading ram forward, loading the ammo into the barrel.

Though this model is not proportionate, I think it accurately gets the idea across, and I was hoping you could give me feedback as to what could be wrong with the design, or you can just feel free to tell me how much you love it. Eventually I plan on adding a stock that houses a bullpup sling mech, using the guide on the ram to act as a pusher for the rear BTS of the sling gun.

I am pretty sure I can pull this off, but I need the pieces first, so feel free to test this concept out and let me know what you think. Thanks.

-Kinetic

* note in the key it says that the green circles are protruding rods, this is a mistake and the blue circles are actually the protruding rods

Yeah, and it is going to require an odd layout in terms of the layers because a pump will have to fit smoothly over it (at least for the barrel). It also is going to need several ball joint sockets, which I have none of. It looks good on paper, but it may turn out being too tough a build.

make a slug shotgun ment for range at first and then mod it to shoot three. also your make is feeding the wrong way it needs to feed towards the trigger. and scrap your mech, still use the dunkis' ram just make ist so when you move the pump it loads a shell ( this must be done after cocking the ram or els the bullet will get caught on th feeding lever) i have done this but with a plain ram but it only got like 12 ft but with the dunkis' rail ram it should shoot farther. hope u use this info to advantage.

Well right now I have one that feeds quite well with an internal pusher, but a problem I think I could have is that a second bullet may interfere with the feeding mech, keeping the ammo above it from being pushed up properly.

It might be prone to jamming if you use that magazine. Also with that kind of pressure on your trigger system, it MAY break it. It looks like a good idea, try building it from your plans first before making alterations :)

Well, part of the point of making this gun is to include a horizontal mag, so I plan on making that the primary focus of its development. If this idea doesn't work, there are so many other ways out there waiting to be discovered. As for the trigger, I think it will work if I can use as few pieces in it as possible, giving it few stress points. Thanks for the feedback.